The Glacier | The Student Newspaper of Moraine Valley Community College

I still remember the first day I started classes at Moraine. I was excited, anxious, nervous, maybe even scared. College is a huge step in life, and it can be…

Trustees begin talk on new wellness center

A presentation in preparation for an official proposal for a brand new health and wellness center headlined the January 18 Board of Trustees meeting. The Master Facilities Plan approved at…

Lady Cyclones ready for conference play

While the students of Moraine Valley kicked back and relaxed during their winter break, the women’s basketball team continued grinding out their impressive season. The women’s basketball team has impressively…

Gary Oldman reinvigorates the spy genre

We are not currently in an age of patient college-aged moviegoers and I want to come right out and put that at the forefront of everyone’s mind for the remainder…

Welcome Days pump up Moraine Students

The U-Building was flourishing with the chatter and laughter of both new and returning Moraine Valley students on the Student Life sponsored “Welcome Days.” Information tables were set up with…

Sodexo expands their operations

The food options for Moraine students have changed for the spring semester of 2012 as Sodexo, the company that runs Café Moraine, introduced El Ciclone Del Taco and the Cyclones…

Latest News

0January 25, 2012
Students refuse cash

Most students attend Moraine Valley because the price of admission tends to be lower than $40,000 a year. As savvy as they seem, though, there’s a whole world of financial…
0January 25, 2012
Websites protest Sopa

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) is a bill that if passed into law, would potentially criminalize the free download and upload of media files. Some of its provisions include empowering…
0January 25, 2012
Excellence in Financial Reporting

Moraine Valley has been recognized by two international organizations for its excellence in financial reporting. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada awarded Moraine Valley with…
0January 24, 2012
Luis Sahagun’s “Urban Realism” on display at Moraine

The atrium of the Fine and Performing Arts Center is beginning to look like a militarized zone. You can thank the young SIU graduate and Chicago Heights artist Luis Sahagun…
0January 20, 2012
Fernandez stands for low-cost education

As the election season begins, we find ourselves focusing so much on the Presidential candidates and sometimes forget about other important elections. Ricardo A. Fernandez is running for the State…
0January 20, 2012
Student Trustee Corner | Emmanuel Santoyo

Happy New Year! I am glad that we are finally back to start the new Spring semester. This is a fresh start to many and I want to let everyone…